Special
2002 Food and Wine Festival
Wining and Dining!

The
Signature Dinner Series, Reserve Wine Dinners, and
The Prestigious Bordeaux Wine School are SOLD OUT!

ALL
EARS NET HIGHLY RECOMMENDS! "Eat
to the Beat!" Concert Series with evening performances of popular
entertainers on the America Gardens Stage, such as the Temptations Review,
Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Sister Sledge, Little Anthony and the Imperials,
The Fifth Dimension and Chubby Checker.

Replacing
the Grand Tasting -- "Party for the Senses: Eat, Drink, and
Celebrate" - will be held between the United Kingdom and Canada
Pavilions with 16 noted chefs and over 50 wines, Saturdays from 6 to
9 pm including VIP seating for the 5:15 pm show of "Eat to the
Beat". $79 per person plus tax and EPCOT admission. There will
also be six different pins offered one for each of the senses: taste,
touch, hearing, sight, smell and a pin with the Party for the Senses
logo. These pins are only available at the party.

SOLD
OUT - The Prestigious Bordeaux Wine School - an accredited
daylong wine education program, with lunch and certification, will be
offered for the first time in North America. This will be held at Bistro
de Paris on November 7-10 8:15 am to 3:30 pm $100 per person plus tax
(gratuity included) plus Epcot admission

SOLD
OUT - Signature Dinner Series-themed evenings reflecting
the world's great wines and food. Five-course dinner with WDW chefs
with wines paired by the finest wineries of the highlighted regions.
Hosted by a different WDW signature restaurant each week. Sundays from
6 to 9 p.m. $100 per person plus tax (gratuity included). 48 hour cancellation.

Sunday,
October 20 Wonders of Life Tour of Italy
Sunday, October 27 Jiko South Africa
Sunday, November 3 California Grill Sonoma wines
Sunday, November 10 Bistro de Paris Bordeaux wines
Sunday, November 17 Citricos A Tour de France

SOLD
OUT - Reserve Dinners six-course menu by Disney chefs in
the Wonders of Life VIP dining room. Limited to 36 guests. Thursdays
and Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Jackets requested for men. $150 per
person plus tax gratuity included. There are eight dinners with various
themes.

New
!Vertical
Wine Tastings - wine aficionados can taste at least 10 vintages
and hear VIP wine speakers at Ariel's at Disney's Yacht & Beach
Club Resort on Saturdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. starting at $125 per person.
There are five of these.

Food
and Wine Pairings at the Coral Reef Restaurant on Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays from 4 to 5:30 pm. Four varietal wines paired with food
and hosted by a wine expert. Limited to 30 guests; $30 per person plus
tax (gratuity included) plus EPCOT admission.

7th
Annual Epcot International
Food and Wine Festival
Oct. 19-Nov. 17

Returning
by popular demand around the parks World Showcase are The Robert
Mondavi Family of Wines guided tour, From Vine to Wine,
Lifestyle Culinary Demonstrations at The Terrace and History of
Beer in America by the Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams
beer.

Dozens
of performers ranging from acrobats to musicians add street-festival
energy to the daily fun of this seasonal culinary celebration.

New
!
Walt Disney
World Resort guests can toast the festival with champagne and gather
information at the new Festival Welcome Center across from the Future
World Fountain and Innoventions Plaza.

Festival
Welcome Center across from the Future World fountain and Innoventions
Plaza has cast members welcoming you and answering all your festival
questions. Start the Festival off right with one of our many selections
of champagne or sparkling wines to celebrate your adventure into the
world of great food and wines !

New
!
Discover Andalucia, Spain Fall in love with this
historic and culturally rich land in the south of Spain with its
warm and welcoming people.. Among the arbors of an Andalucian courtyard,
Guests will discover olives and oils, the art of Flamenco, fine sherries,
master craftsmen, and flavorful tapas.

New
!
Explore the Cape of South Africa presented by Trade
and Investment South Africa offers an engaging insight into this mysterious
yet modern country through cultural interactions, diverse foods and
new world wines.

Complimentary
45-minute wine seminars and tastings at The Terrace between France
and Morocco in the World Showcase and at the Odyssey in Future World.
More than 70 wineries are conducting seminars this year.

For
beer lovers, there will be more than 20 national and international
beers featured around World Showcase and a specialty beer garden near
American Adventure. Returning for a second year in the American Adventure
Courtyard is The History of Beer in America presented by
the Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams beer with free seminars
and tastings.

From
Vine to Wine guided tour by the Robert Mondavi Family of Wines
with complimentary tastings, located near the entrance of World Showcase
overlooking the lagoon of World Showcase Bridge.

Culinary
Demonstrations daily in front of the KitchenAid kitchen and outdoor
living area at The Terrace will be a lively engaging format to learn
about grilling and other secrets of the trade from Walt Disney World
and visiting Celebrity Chefs. This alfresco-like setting located between
Morocco and France features complimentary wine seminars, a retail wine
shop, wine tasting bar and Artisans Among The Arbors -- an eclectic
array of artists.

New
!Pumpkins & Gourds Galore! - Cruise through The Land greenhouses
to join in our first-ever Celebration of Fall Harvest! Explore our pumpkin
patches and marvel at trellises covered with an abundance of exotic
and edible gourds and melons. You'll see dipper gourds over four feet
long, forty-pound Asian wax gourds, and plants laden with
snake gourds and caveman's clubs! Discover how this bountiful harvest
is used around the globe. Embark on the Living With The Land boat ride
to see it all. (Daily)

Open
Greenhouse at The Land! - Back by Guest Request! Explore the greenhouses
at your leisure! Get a close-up view of the pumpkins,
gourds, and other food plants and their unique growing systems, take
photos, and get all your questions answered by Epcot scientists. (November
2-3, 1:00 3:00pm)

The
food and wine festival around the World Showcase Lagoon is one
of the worlds largest and expands with new offerings each year.
More than 100 wineries offer tastings, and cuisine is featured from
more than 20 countries and regions of the world at international marketplaces.
In addition to the 11 World Showcase countries, festival marketplaces
will serve up samplings from South Africa, Scandinavia and other regions,
with appetizer-sized tastings from $1-$4.50.

A
special program for children ages 4-10, Making Nestle Toll House
Cookies, bakes up a storm each day from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
at The Land pavilion. The Lands Pumpkins & Gourds Galore!
is a fall harvest celebration with kids activities surrounding pumpkin
patches, exotic gourds and melons.

Guests
can call 407/WDW-DINE for information or reservations for special events
and programs during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, or
visit the web site: www.disneyworld.com and link to Epcot for festival
details.

LAKE
BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Food, wine and music fans can Eat to the Beat
of a new concert series and enjoy an entertainment bonanza by performers
of many cultures at the seventh annual Epcot International Food and Wine
Festival Oct. 19-Nov. 17 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista,
Fla. Name entertainers booked for the Eat to the Beat! concert
series will perform three half-hour concerts daily on the America Gardens
stage:

Throughout
World Showcase, food and wine marketplaces will serve up appetizer-sized
portions and wine samplings from $1-$4.50 while performers from many countries
weave music, dance, acrobatics and other acts into the festivities. Entertainment
slated for the event include:

The
1960s British rock 'n' roll revival sound of The British Invasion (United
Kingdom)
The gravity-defying Dragon Legend Acrobats (China)
OrisiRisi interactive drum circle and African folklore (Outpost)
Magnificently costumed Character Masquerade (Italy)
The enigmatic Imaginum statue act (France)
High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
The Arabic rhythms of MoRockin (Morocco)
Matsuriza traditional Taiko drummers (Japan)
American Vybe, with swing, jazz and gospel sounds (American Adventure)
Rhythms and harmonies of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
Norwegian folk music of Spelmanns Gledje (Norway)
Oktoberfest Musikanten dinner show (Germany)
In Epcot Future World, the popular JAMMitors will perform their own comedic
brand of clean-up percussive artistry. Twice-nightly performances
of the Tapestry of Dreams parade are slated in World Showcase,
and the evening music, light and fireworks finale, IllumiNations:
Reflections of Earth, will cap each festival evening.